Birth Defect Attorneys

If your child has an birth defect that is the result of negligence, you are entitled to compensation. These damages include medical expenses or lost income as well as punitive damages in some cases.

A Pompano Beach injury lawyer can assist you in recovering compensation for injuries to your child and medical expenses in the future. Common causes of birth defects are medical malpractice, defective drugs and toxic exposure.

Medical Malpractice

Medical professionals who care for your children could have a major impact on the future of your family. If they make a mistake that results in birth injuries or defects that can lead to years of financial struggles and an entire lifetime of physical and emotional challenges for your child.

Birth injury lawyers can help you bring a claim against those who may be accountable for the medical issues of your child or injuries, whether it's a doctor or hospital who made a mistake during the birthing process, or if the cause of the birth defect of your child was something that occurred to your baby prior to birth. A Queens birth defect attorney can analyze your case, provide useful information, and connect with medical experts who will analyze the evidence.

A doctor might make a mistake which leads to a birth defect for instance, if they prescribed medication that increased the chance of your baby's illness or if they failed to perform certain tests or screenings during pregnancy. These are all examples of medical malpractice which may be grounds for a suit. If your child suffers from an anomaly in the birth which you believe is due to a medical error you should be compensated to cover the past and future expenses related to your baby's health treatment. A successful lawsuit could also compensate you for the loss of income, emotional stress, or any other losses that you've experienced.

Defective Drugs

Prescription drugs, over the counter medications, chemical exposure at home or at work, and environmental hazards are at fault for a variety of birth defects. The cost of these medical conditions is enormous. Parents often wonder what caused their child's condition, and what to do when the bills for expensive treatments and procedures start to pile up.

Drugs must go through rigorous testing before being sold on the market, and drug manufacturers are expected to anticipate any possible adverse reactions. If they fail to follow this procedure they could be held liable for product liability lawsuits filed by affected consumers. An knowledgeable birth defect attorney can help determine whether a defective medication may be to blame for your child's health issues.

If you think that the birth defect you are seeing in your child may be caused by the use of a medication, keep track of your symptoms and save the packaging as well as receipts. It is also important to note the date that you first observed your child's symptoms. This information is vital for determining the statutes of limitation.

You have one year to file a lawsuit if your child was exposed any toxic substance that contributed to the condition. A birth defect lawyer can assist you to create a strong case and ensure that your child's rights are protected. They can also assist you to receive the financial assistance you require to cover the cost of treatment.

Toxic Exposure

Birth defects are serious problems that can affect the structure and function of the child's body. Environmental toxins, adverse effects of certain medications genetic or chromosomal disorders and other factors may cause birth defects.

The team at Levy Konigsberg LLP is dedicated to helping families understand the cause of birth defects and how they can seek compensation from the responsible parties. Our attorneys work with medical experts to determine whether a birth defect is caused by chemical exposure or environmental factors.

Senior trial lawyer David Strouss is a leader in birth defect litigation. He defends clients against large corporations that exposed the children to toxic chemicals. He has handled thousands of cases in the United States and around the world. He prosecuted some of the first birth defect lawsuits that involved glycol ether and other solvent exposures in semiconductor manufacturing as well as in agriculture industries; pesticide spray or drift exposures from crop dusters, as well as exposure to heavy metals such as lead.

Victoria Phillips focuses on complex product liability litigation and birth defect cases. She graduated magna cumlaude from Williams College and from Columbia Law School. Before joining the firm she was an Assistant District Attorney at Manhattan's District Attorney's Office. She has recovered millions of dollars in settlements for clients and is an expert in all sorts of litigation including mass tort and class action claims.

Product Liability

While modern medical technology has greatly reduced the risks that come with childbirth birth injuries and birth defects remain common. These conditions can have a significant impact on the lives of both parents and infants.

While many birth injuries and birth defects are caused by environmental or genetic causes however, they could also be caused by medical professionals' negligence during pregnancy or delivery. These errors can include prescribing inappropriate medication or not monitoring the mother for signs of prenatal damage.

It can be difficult to distinguish between a birth injury and a birth defect. Birth injuries happen during labor and birth the birth defect develops in the womb. They usually affect the body of the fetus' structure or function.

If a child is born with an abnormality in birth because of someone else's negligence decision or inaction or act appropriately, the child may be entitled to compensation. The compensation is paid to the victim, and it is held in trust on behalf of the child.

At Phillips & Paolicelli, our Queens birth defect law firm defect attorneys focus on the causes of environmental origins of these conditions and work with a national network of lawyers to investigate claims of exposure to teratogen chemical that cause congenital disabilities, developmental delays, and other grave birth defects. Managing partner Diane Paolicelli has dedicated her 30-year legal career to vindicating women exposed to arsenic, mercury, and other toxic heavy metals and chemicals that can cause reproductive issues and birth defects in children.